Quote Originally Posted by Hulud
i agree its not any different that a lot of things in life. but what you chose to ignore was the fact that i said "isnt religion between you and god"

its not that its disorganized but if you're religious you shouldnt feel like you have to goto church/temple/etc.. to serve your god. because these people who lead and are in the church tell you how you're supposed to praise your god.
You are absolutely right about going to church. Depending of course on the religion, I can only speak of Christianity for my own defense, but no, I don't have to nor am I require nor obligated to go to church for a place to worship because within my faith, "the church" is not a structure of buildings. It's contained within the people. The people are the church, they don't need elaborate buildings nor fancy doo-hickees to worship.

Why then with all the huge buildings and elaborate technologies and the like??? That is what draws people who are looking and seeking for themselves the meaning of what a full life really is to them. It's not for everybody because everyone has their own convictions.

The people within some churches that lead, you're also correct, in that they do tell you how to worship and praise (which to me is sometimes wrong, based biblically) But there are those few that serve to add clarification to what values and standards "may" mean, as it "may" have intended it to be. Much like any teacher or professor must take into account the variables of that time along with cultural differences.